The document discusses trends in global outsourcing and offshoring of jobs by multinational corporations (MNCs). It notes that between 1999 and 2009, the number of US workers employed by MNCs grew by 864,600 while the number of workers employed abroad grew by over 2.9 million. Additionally, it states that 35 of the largest US MNCs added jobs overseas faster than domestic jobs over the past two years, with nearly three-fourths of new jobs being located overseas. The document questions how MNCs' global infrastructures have evolved and some common challenges they face with fragmented processes and reporting across subsidiaries.